Contagious Joy Blog

  • First Love

    We are filling up our spaces at Refresh Retreats quickly. Take advantage of an opportunity to attend one of these extraordinary times of refreshing! We have also added our Restoration Retreats for Ministry Marriages; the link is here.   When you come to a Refresh Retreat you are going to blessed with the SWAG from one…

  • Peace – Do You Have It?

    Many Advent practices point us to this week as the focus of peace. Many call the purple candle of this week – “The Bethlehem Candle.” Can you imagine the ride to Bethlehem for Mary? I think of her many times during this season. She was young, and though devoted to God, I know she had many moments of fear, anxiety, wonder, and perhaps even worry. Plenty was going on to steal her peace. 

  • Anxious For Nothing with Thanksgiving

    By Diane Nix  Ministry wives (like most women I know) are in constant motion. We are constantly serving and taking care of somebody all the time. It is what we do. It can become who we are. Stress and anxiety can become our friends as we keep spinning plates in our daily lives.  Stress creates…

  • Anxious For Nothing

    Holiday Stressors By Diane Nix November first has arrived and gone, and we stand on the brink of one of the busiest times of ministry life. We made it through the angst of Halloween, and now while there are fun parties and gatherings, there are still funerals, hospital visits, counseling sessions, special projects, and business…

  • When the Pressure is On!

    When I forget my pressure release valve, “There she blows!” When my priorities are right, when my life flows in the right direction, I handle daily pressure better. The struggle comes when I live from the wrong position; doing rather than being will always invite overwhelming pressure. Living life based on what we do, or what others are doing or not doing, can cause stress to mount until something has to give!  

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